Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition

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222 Ocean

Words: Isaac Watts

Music: Rudiments of Music, ca. 1787

Meter: Common Meter Double (8,6,8,6,8,6,8,6)

The works of glory, mighty Lord,
That rul’st the boist’rous sea;
The sons of courage shall record,
Who tempt the dang’rous way.
At Thy command the winds arise,
And swell the tow’ring waves,
The men astonished mount the skies,
And sink in gaping graves.